Dr. Thomas Morgenstern Recognized By Mercer Dental Society

Sep 24, 2026
Throughout the 2026–2027 component year, NJDA is proud to recognize this year’s NJDA Member Recognition Award recipients during Leadership Tour visits across the state. These awards celebrate member-dentists whose leadership, service, and dedication have made a meaningful impact on their local dental societies, NJDA, and the profession.

We begin this year’s spotlight series with Dr. Thomas Morgenstern from Mercer Dental Society.

Dr. Thomas Morgenstern has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to organized dentistry through decades of leadership, service, and advocacy at the local, state, and national levels.

Dr. Morgenstern is a Past President of both the Mercer Dental Society and the New Jersey Dental Association and has served as a delegate to the American Dental Association. His extensive involvement in organized dentistry has included service on the ADA Membership Council, as Chair of the NJDA Council on Membership, and as Chair of the New Jersey Dental Political Action Committee.

In addition to his service to organized dentistry, Dr. Morgenstern has served as a board member of AAOIC and as an orthodontic consultant for New Jersey Medicaid. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists, reflecting the high regard in which he is held by his peers and his dedication to the profession.

Dr. Morgenstern is a graduate of MIT, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University. Throughout his career, he has remained committed to advancing the dental profession, supporting his colleagues, and representing the interests of the dental community. His leadership, professionalism, and many years of service have made a lasting impact on the Mercer Dental Society, NJDA, and organized dentistry as a whole.